Chapter 14


    Chapter 14 – Troubling Zhang Jiao


    Zhang Jiao sat on the main seat in the main hall, receiving Hua Tuo and his family . They debated about the medical terms and treatment from their experience .


    Zhang Jiao was a Taoist and his healing technique came from Taoist teaching . They believed in Yin-Yang and the elemental inner force of men could affect the general health of a person, and emotions were also associated with the internal organs .


    Thus, they believed that if a person could maintain positive emotion and mentality, such as love, gentleness, kindness, and happiness, they would not sumb to general illness easily .


    In turn, stress and negative emotions were considered harmful to a person health in the Taoist teaching .


    Taoism also possessed wide variety of healing techniques and medicines, such as herbs, pills, alcohol, tea, oil, massage, decoction, acupuncture and etc .


    Meanwhile, Hua Tuo’s medicine knowledge base was from Buddhist teaching .


    In Buddhist teaching, there was aw of cause, effect and consequences, AKA Karma . The sickness of a patient had its root, and the cause could always be exined . There would be no such thing as a sickness that popped up out of nowhere without a source .


    They also had simr healing technique like Taoism, such as herbs, diets, therapy and etc .


    Hua Tuo was an open-minded person when ites to the medical practices . He absorbed every kinds of techniques of other teaching like a sponge, andbined it into one of his own .


    Both Zhang Jiao and Hua Tuo chatted andughed for an hour . Then Hua Tuo realized he had forgotten his purpose of this visit .


    "Right, I’ve forgotten what I’vee here for . My apologies, teacher Zhang . "


    "No worry, no worry . It’s been a while since Ist had a good chat with someone on the same field . Take your time . "


    "Haha, thank you teacher Zhang . But I’vee here to discuss about something else . Come, Shi’er, greet teacher Zhang . "


    For an hour, Hua Shi sat there listening to the conversation in patience . She was threaten by Hua Tuo that if she yed truant or didn’t follow his order then she would be disowned .


    Hua Shi had no choice but toply . A 16-year-old single girl could not possibly survive alone in this era, unless she had a death wish or wanted to be ravished and ended up working as a prostitute in the future .


    Without Hua Tuo’s backing, Hua Shi had no confident that she could rely on her special skill or her knowledge to survive by herself at her current age .


    "Hua Shi greets teacher Zhang . "


    Hua Shi stepped up and greeted Zhang Jiao . Her mother had dressed her up like a noble youngdy for this asion .


    Zhang Jiao nodded, observing Hua Shi from head to toe . His eyes flickered a moment and returned its calm .


    "Good girl, I heard you came here with teacher Hua yesterday?"


    "Yes, we bought a few boxes of soap from young master Zhang yesterday . " Hua Shi replied .


    "Hoh? All of you were here yesterday?"


    "Yes, we couldn’t find you here yesterday so we visited young master Zhang first . Please forgive us for our inconsideration . " Hua Tuo exined .


    Zhang Jiao touched his beard . He fell into deep thought . He was already aware of Tong’s secret soap business and other goods he collected in his warehouse .


    Tong started acting on his own without consulting him since he was five . Zhang Jiao was worried as he didn’t know how to be a good father . He was too busy teaching his disciples and performing duty as a healer in this vige and the surrounding .


    Therefore, he left Tong alone, believing that he was lonely and wanted something to do to kill times . However, times proved him wrong .


    Every year, Tong always did something strange that broke themon sense of a child . For example, he ordered his servants to gather or buy materials in bulk with his pocket money, such as olive oil and Gui Flower seeds . Then Tong cooped up in his room, experimenting something smelly .


    Two yearster, Tong snatched the main hall, moved away all furniture and flooded the room with strange flowery-odor oily brown liquid . Tong imed that he needed a ce with even-floor or it would be ugly . Then after a week, all the liquid was solidified and was cut into several hand-size block, and Tong’s soap was revealed to the family .


    After that day, Zhang Jiao allocated two buildings for Tong to manage his own business .


    Thenst night, Tong snuck out of the resident and came back injured .


    Zhang Jiao had no idea why Tong went out at night and what Tong’s connection with the death of five children and two guards was .


    And now Hua Tuo suddenly introduced his daughter to him . It wasn’t hard to guess what Hua Tuo nned to do next if it was during normal time .


    But this time the matter was very sensitive . Hua Tuo and his family came to see Tong yesterday and the incident happened soon after . It was too suspicious! This was too much for a coincidence!


    Zhang Jiao was afraid that Hua Tuo might have a connection of the incidentst night, or Hua Tuo schemed to harm his son by using his daughter .


    Zhang Jiao didn’t have any solid proof to confirm his conjecture, so he chose to wait and see Hua Tuo’s next move .


    "Teacher Zhang, how about it? What do you think of my daughter?" Hua Tuo asked .


    ’Figured . Trying to offer your daughter to be someone’s wife?’ Zhang Jiao scoffed in his mind .


    "She’ll grow up into a finedy alright . I’ll be jealous of any man who can gain your daughter’s favor . "


    "You see, teacher Zhang . We visited young master Zhang yesterday and Shi’er took a liking to him . Now that Shi’er is about to be of age and young master Zhang is about the same age as Shi’er . Young master Tong also doesn’t seem to have a fiancé yet . . . "


    ’I figured as much, you wanted to give your daughter to Tong’er . ’ Zhang Jiao thought .


    "How about it teacher Zhang . Don’t you think that Shi’er is a good match for young master Zhang?"


    Zhang Jiao chuckled in his heart . If Hua Tuo had made this offer in other day then he would have epted it without thinking . However, there was an exception . No one could touch a single hair of his son today!


    "This matter should be decided by the children themselves . It is their future we are talking about . We have no right to decide it for them . "


    Zhang Jiao refused . His voice and stance was firm . His face also showed an indifferent attitude .


    ’Hmm?’


    Hua Tuo was surprised . He didn’t expect Zhang Jiao to refuse it .


    Hua Tuo and Hua Shi didn’t know about Tong’s injury . So they didn’t know why Zhang Jiao didn’t take the bait .


    But Hua Shi was delighted . She already checked her HUD map and saw Tong’s location . She confirmed that the otherworlder was 100% Tong . When she heard that she didn’t have to marry Tong anymore, she felt like a mountain was lift away from her chest .


    "Then how about having Shi’er and young master Zhang talk to each other about his matter . Maybe they like each other but didn’t have a chance to be alone together . " Hua Tuo attempted again .


    But Zhang Jiao frown . This old fox was shameless, shoving his underage daughter to his son without caring . What kind of father was he?


    "I’m afraid that it will be impossible for today . My son is currently resting . He had an identst night and needed rest . "


    ’An ident?’ Hua Tuo thought .


    ’Was it rted to the Heavenly mission Shi’er was talking about?’


    ’She said that Zhang Tong fought with four other apostles and lived . ’


    ’If that’s true then he might have an injury . And Zhang Jiao is keeping it a secret . ’


    ’Interesting . ’ Hua Tuo smiled in his heart .


    "Shi’er, why don’t you show teacher Zhang your magic?"


    Hua Tuo decided to reveal his trump card . He wanted to shove his daughter into Tong’s hand no matter what .


    "Magic?" Zhang Jiao was surprised .


    Hua Tuo red at his daughter, gesturing her as if he was telling her ’Do it, or else’ .


    Hua Shi was helpless . She did what father told her to .


    "[Medical Gift]"


    Hua Shi activated her skill, scanning Zhang Jiao and his health . After the scanning waspleted, she closed her eyes and digested the information which were poured into her brain .


    Hua Shi opened her eyes and looked straight at Zhang Jiao, then pointed her finger at an empty te on the table on the side of Zhang Jiao . Bright light shined from Hua Shi’s index finger and beamed onto the te, and two medicine pallets appeared out of thin air .


    "This is my skill [Medical Gift], I can diagnosis an illness or an injury of a person and create medicines out of thin air or give you a treatment solution if the illness or the injury cannot be cured with medicines . "


    Zhang Jiao’s eyes opened wide in shock for a couple seconds before returning to normal . Zhang Jiao had seen Tong’s abnormal constitution when he treated Tong, and he had seen many street parlor tricks before . So he didn’t surprise much .


    ’Weird trick . But it looks real . ’ Zhang Jiao thought .


    "Teacher Zhang, have you been suffering stomach ache three days ago?" Hua Shi asked .


    "!? . . . Yes . " Zhang Jiao nodded .


    "Did you feel like you lost an appetite? You felt full even though you ate very little? Sometimes you felt nauseous before you had a meal? You felt burnt from the inside of your lower chest? You thought you need to go to the toilet but once you got there, nothing came out? You belched a lot yesterday? You ..."


    A series of diagnosis from Hua Shi went on and on . Zhang Jiao’s eyes were opened wide again . Everything she said was spotted on!


    Hua Tuo, who was beside his daughter, was surprised as well . He couldn’t detect anything unusual from Zhang Jiao after an hour of chatting .


    "What you are suffering right now is called ’gastric ulcers’ . There’s a small wound in your stomach . It was caused by teacher Zhang yourself for not properly had meal on time . Your stress and your over-drinking habits also contributed to the small wound . "


    "Since the wound is still small and there is no infection yet, the treatment is simple . You can just swallow the medicines on the te after a meal . I’ll create more tablets for you . It shouldst you for a week . If you still feel pain or feel anything unusual, call me immediately . "


    Zhang Jiao stared at Hua Shi, speechless . He couldn’t digest the information . Everything seemed gibberish to him .


    Then Zhang Jiao thought about his son’s knee injury and his weird constitution . He suddenly had an inspiration .


    "Teacher Hua, do you mind if I borrow your daughter to see my son for a while?"